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Postby Steffen on Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:04 pm

You've heard the tale, seen the pics - here's my little story, as seen through the 180mm that lovely morning in Dee Why:

Closer, closer, ...
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... too close!
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Retreat. Wet but not beaten!
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Hats off to such bravery! Imagine what could have happened to that camera... :D

I wish I had brought the 300mm. Then again, I wouldn't have survived the cliff crawl with that one dangling around my neck, too :wink:

Cheers
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Postby Big V on Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:50 pm

That was close - could have been a very expensive day out
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Postby tyrone_tong on Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:56 pm

it must be exciting :lol:
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Postby Slider on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:19 am

A scary moment. Well caught :D
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Postby LostDingo on Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:24 am

Good work Steffen, good potrayal of events. Next time you must endeavour to dangle the 300mm around your neck :shock:

Wendell was just rying to capture images others would not attempt from what I have seen so far. My hat's off to Wendell for doing so.

I have taken several shots along the water and I have gotten wet several times (including the camera :shock: ) but these are the things you must do at times to get the perspective others will not attempt.
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:29 am

Bravery? should be deep thinking before doing anything like this stunt man.
We do not want the mourning session and black ribbon across our board, do we?
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Re: Our resident stunt-man

Postby Heath Bennett on Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:28 am

Steffen wrote:You've heard the tale, seen the pics - here's my little story, as seen through the 180mm that lovely morning in Dee Why:

Closer, closer, ...
Image

... too close!
Image

Retreat. Wet but not beaten!
Image

Hats off to such bravery! Imagine what could have happened to that camera... :D

I wish I had brought the 300mm. Then again, I wouldn't have survived the cliff crawl with that one dangling around my neck, too :wink:

Cheers
Steffen.


This reminds me of when I go shooting anywhere with my older brother. We both have always been competitive, and find ourselves trying to get ext-reme (boring filter!) perspectives, asking beautiful strangers to behave like models, risking life and limb climbing trees, hanging our of car windows, etc. Good fun but he always mildly irritates me!
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:44 am

Great work Steffan! I love the last one, where you've got him and the reflection retreating from the front line.
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Postby wendellt on Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:23 am

yup, stupidy should be painful
it's not bravery, kids don't try this on the beach, this is what happens when i don't eat breakfast when i wake up, i get silly.

well captured sequence Steffan, it was a pleasure meetign you that day
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Postby MHD on Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:28 am

I know that headland well.. and Yes Wendell you were lucky...

That bit has a real suck... as in it is the underlying structure of the wave that determines how far it goes... what can seem like a small wave can sweep right in...
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Postby Onyx on Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:59 pm

Oh Wendell, I should have known something was up when you kept asking if I was alright to drive, having had no sleep the night before... but you were in worse shape than me, brain-function wise. ;)

Great capture Steffen. Luckily it didn't turn out to be a documentary of the death of a D2X. 8)
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